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the1northlanderprincess · 2 years

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Review of va’s first 4 episodes

I watched the first four episodes of Vampire academy, and I can tell I’m going to have a love/hate relationship with it. Be warned: I’m a book purist. I’m going to rip on some stuff hard.

Love:

The main four actors. Everyone here has really captured the personification of their respective characters. Sisi is perfectly playing an outgoing, reckless, headstrong Rose. Daniela IS Lissa to a tee; sweet, a little naïve, and very loyal. Andre is a terrific Christian and does a good job of portraying a slightly annoyed outcast. I’m hoping we see more of his mischievous side. then there’s Keiron. I LOVE his Dimitri. He captures Dimitri’s stern, no-nonsense side superbly, as well as seeing his playful side. It’s rare in the books, but still there.

The relationships. First of all, Christian and Lissa are really cute. The chemistry is there, for sure. That’s all I’m going to say on that, because I don’t actively ship them that hard, not even reading the books. Now, to the important stuff: Romitri. OH MY GOSH. What has been portrayed so far with their relationship is exactly the dynamic I’d been missing from the movie. They don’t exactly get off on the right foot, and isn’t warm right away. He thinks she’s reckless, and he to her is just another strict disciplinarian and a killjoy. It felt like that too in the first episode (it didn’t feel like there were a bunch of sparks; felt off a little). When we get to the second episode, the chemistry becomes more apparent, and we then begin to see Dimitri appearing troubled over Rose, which I LOVE. We also have Rose softening toward him, seeing him more as a person, respecting his position, and gaining that initial attraction. By the time of their last interaction in episode 4, the “Rosa” feels earned (though I think it’s a bit early to hear it). Everything on that front is what I’ve been hoping for. However, I’d really like to see them verbally get into it, because that’s who they both are: passionate, stubborn people.

Don’t love:

Umm, everything else...? Where do I begin?

Character changes/mash-ups: Oof. First of all, The Moroi ruler. Yeah, not a fan. She’s so aloof, and I’m not impressed with her acting. Why can’t we just have a 30 something Tatiana if they wanted a younger ruler at the start? Speaking of, why in the world did they change her family name? What is the purpose? I can’t think of one. Next are Mia and Sonya. Sigh. Yeah. Okay. Big issues here. The personification of Mia is spot on, but at the same time, the actress sounds tired and flat, like she’s slurring her words. Sonya, now...not feeling her. The fact that we’re seeing what Lissa was going through in the first book with Sonya is just wrong. That is what Lissa’s storyline focus should be right now. Her plot of doing the research right away, a book 2-3 thing, just feels weird and wrong. Whatever it is, I just can’t get invested into it or her relationship with Mikhail. Oh, that love scene in the greenhouse, with reviving the bird? Not cheesy, but a special kind of cringe.

Plots and Pacing. This is a big issue for me. Too many things going on in this season for its own good. I can see plots from 5 out of 6 books so far. There’s the whole battle for the crown, the guardian age restriction, a big massacre at a different location, Rose’s conflict with her mother, the novices going through trials...those are the major things I’ve noticed. It is making time go incredibly fast in-universe. I get that the first book wasn’t totally exciting and action-packed, but come on. I am concerned that if this gets more seasons, they’re going to write themselves into a corner, and there are 6 flipping books to draw from. It should be one book per season. it shouldn’t be a GOT situation.

The location. I’m not too disappointed about everything taking place in Europe, but it appears that Court is in the same vicinity of the school. It makes it a little less special and exclusive on both ends, if that makes sense.

CGI. Uh, where did this show’s budget go? Filming in Spain? Well, it was most likely the magic. But still, the psyhounds? Pathetic. I get that this isn’t exactly HBO or Prime, but even WB/CW shows in the 2000s had better CGi animals than this.

Lesser issues

People will probably call me out for this, but they’re rushing Romitri’s romantic relationship, specifically with the Shadow Kiss fight scene, and the nickname, which I would have liked more in episode 7 or 8. Don’t get me wrong, both scenes were HOT, but one thing I have always loved is the slow burn of the first book. Rose besting Dimitri, and its effect on both of them, comes at a point where they know what they feel for one another. Discreetly, they don’t bother hiding it. It’s only been like, what, a week or two since they’ve met? Maybe more? Oh, then we have the Mason issue. My main problem here is him noticing the attraction. It’s so trivial. NOBODY, except for Victor and Adrian (because of who they are), knew about them.

Dimitri’s accent. This one I could probably live with, because in the book it describes his Russian accent as “faint”. Hopefully Keiron slips it in from time to time like he did in episode four.

Lissa’s compulsion. Her ability should not be able to be seen. It’s not how compulsion works. Plus, the effect looks dumb. It would be better for it to be the eyes glowing or something. Oh, also, Lissa is as royal as it gets in the Moroi world. She should be called princess no matter what.

Rose’s sixth sense. There has been no indication that Rose has been pulling darkness from Lissa, nor has she killed a Strigoi,

Strigois may not have souls, but they’re not mindless creatures. They’re just narcissists with no inhibitions, and very, very hangry. What we see in Frostbite and Blood Promise are very smart and calculated creatures.

So, yeah, I have a crap ton of problems with this show, and one might wonder why I’m bothering to watch. But darn it if I’m not already invested in this version of Romitri. The movie didn’t provide a whole lot of romitri footage for me, and now we have this. I’ll take it in any form I get. Like I’ve said above, the personalities and dynamic between Sisi and Keiron have already met my expectations and I hope it continues.

#vampire academy #romitri #honestly everyone should either consult....take notes....or hire the screenwriters from Holes #because those guys were geniuses

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witchlightsands · 1 year

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13 notes - Posted September 12, 2022

the problem is that no one on social media understands the vampire academy and they fell hook line and sinker for the lie that rose/dimitri was a compelling and interesting dynamic when i read those books and then i reread those books less than a week ago and both times my opinions are the same in that they have no reason to be together except for physical attraction because they both think theyre hot. and everyone is gushing about their 2 whole scenes together in the show that are semi chemistry and complaining about christian and lissa being too rushed but they dont UNDERSTAND they dont understand it was always love at first sight that christian found her and wanted to keep talking to her and wanted to be with the person who treated him like a person and lissa was enamored by him and his charm and his story and wanted to be with the person who treated him like a person and they are STUPID people are complaining book christian would never say the unicorn line YES HE WOULD if lissa lead with a stupid pickup line he would return with an equally stupid pickup line this mans dream job was to be her trophy husband malewife and youre telling me calling her a unicorn when she brought it up first is too far. too rushed and yet rose and dimitri holding hands while sparring is supposed to be a symbol of undying affection none of you get christian and lissa like i do

14 notes - Posted September 15, 2022

if i see one more person bitch about something petty about the show not being a 1 to 1 adaptation of the books and being “confused” by it i’m going to scream. yes, they changed the queen- it better fit the story they were trying to tell. yes, they changed tatiana’s roll in the story- it better fit the story they were trying to tell. yes, they changed this or that or added a new character or changed a relationship or whatever- it fit the story they were trying to tell better.

it’s so stupid seeing people complain about episode one like oh where did that sex scene come from :( first of all, rated tv-ma, second of all, marked warning for sexual situations, third of all did you not read those books fourth of all it’s their fucking story now. this is them saying that this is the tone we are going for, this is our mood. you dont have to like it, but the answer to “why” is because that’s the story they’re telling.

and it’s also stupid watching people complain that relationships and timelines are different, when it makes for a more cohesive story from the beginning. books have the liberty of being able to trade people in and out if they’re important or not- visual media only gets so many characters with lines and names before the actor budget runs out. so you get some overlap, you get some reshuffling, and in my opinion, the reshuffling is good. i like that these characters are more entwined with the main cast and have tighter connections than before.

also next bitch who complains about a character’s ethnicity being changed, even implicitly, i am going to full on fight. mason victor and rose are black now, get over it. sonya is brown now, get over it. christian is asian now, get over it. stop complaining about something as petty as hair color when the characters and world are being explored in a new and dynamic way.

26 notes - Posted September 15, 2022

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40 notes - Posted September 7, 2022

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i do think it’s funny how many people are so mad about dimitri not “canonically” being russian anymore when.. he is. he has a russian childhood, he has an accent that slips through when he’s emotional (”roza”), his name is russia mcrussian. he’s just masking his accent. like. i don’t know how else to put it, he’s an immigrant and he’s masking his accent. duh. does the show have to paint a picture that says “dimitri is russian but is using a different accent on purpose” because like. it’s kinda the simplest solution.

58 notes - Posted September 25, 2022

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